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Originally Posted by mrdonkey

To answer your question, I would have gone for a higher upside pick in the first round. I don't get good vibes from what I'm seeing and hearing about the guy they picked when there was so much talent available in a very good draft class. Seems like a low risk, low reward kind of pick for a player who is available all the time. But the Flames should never have been drafting 16th overall in the first place, not with how mediocre the franchise has been for so very long. That's the point I'm making.

The whole ethos of the Calgary Flames is what's broken here, and I genuinely do not understand what they're trying so desperately to cling to, from a purely competitive standpoint. The only conclusion I'm left to make is that it's not about being competitive, it's about Edwards wanting the best chance to line his own pockets with 2 or 3 extra home games every year.

Couldn't agree more.